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M981 FIST-V


Laser Designator Battlefield Support Vehicle


United States | 1987



"The M981 FIST-V was used during the 1991 Gulf War but was eventually given up in favor of the Bradley and Stryker series."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one land system design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the M981 FIST-V Laser Designator Battlefield Support Vehicle.
1 x Chrysler A-710-B V-8 engine delivering 215 horsepower at 4,000rpm.
Installed Power
40 mph
64 kph
Road Speed
199 miles
321 km
Range
Structure
The physical qualities of the M981 FIST-V Laser Designator Battlefield Support Vehicle.
3
(MANNED)
Crew
15.9 ft
4.86 meters
O/A Length
8.8 ft
2.68 meters
O/A Width
11.2 ft
3.41 meters
O/A Height
26,455 lb
12,000 kg | 13.2 tons
Weight
Armament & Ammunition
Available supported armament, ammunition, and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the M981 FIST-V Laser Designator Battlefield Support Vehicle.
1 x 7.62mm M60 Medium Machine Gun (MMG)
2 x 4 Smoke grenade dischargers
AMMUNITION:
8 x Smoke Grenades
Variants
Notable series variants as part of the M981 FIST-V family line.
M981 - Base Series Designaion
M981A3 - Improved variant
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The M981 FIST-V vehicle was developed as a derivative (and upgrade) of the M901 ITV Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) carrier. The FIST-V was used strictly for designating targets (via laser) for attack and did not take on targets directly as the original M901 ITV vehicle was designed to do. The FIST-V series was intended to be used as an artillery observation platform, its chassis based on the original ubiquitous M113 APC (detailed elsewhere on this site).

The complete M981 system was fielded with a Targeting Station Control Device (TSCD), a Ground Vehicle Laser Locator Designator (G/VLLD), a periscope and a single 7.62mm M60 machine gun (the latter for close-in self-defense or suppression of nearby enemy forces). Four SINCGARS radios were also showcased in the design as were 8 x smoke grenade dischargers (for self-screening). Much like the M901 ITV before it, the M981 FIST-V could extend and collapse the turret component for laser designation or travel respectively.

FIST-V vehicles were used during the 1991 Gulf War but their role was eventually overtaken by the M2 Bradley and Stryker family of vehicles.

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Operators
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Total Production: 550 Units

Contractor(s): United Defense LP - USA
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